Since 1961 every five years Prague topological symposium has
been held by the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. In August 1976
the Fourth Symposium on General Topology and its Relations to Modern
Analysis and Algebra took place in Prague. Arrangements for the
symposium were made by the Organizing Committee consisting of J.SFovak
(chairman), Z.Frolik (program chairman), J.Hejcman, M.Husek, M.Katë-
tov, V.Koutnik, V.Ptak, A.Razek (treasurer), M.Sekanina, S.Schwarz,
and V.Trnkovâ. The Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, the Slovak
Academy of Sciences, the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the
Charles University, and the Association of Czechoslovak
Mathematicians and Physicists invited a number of prominent mathematicians from
abroad. The International Mathematical Union granted financial
support towards the travel expenses of some young mathematicians from
abroad. I would like to thank the International Mathematical Union
for all the support given to Prague topological symposia.